Saturday, November 6, 2010

Sale Sharks v London Irish 2010

returns to the side in place of Paul Sackey, who is unavailable after suffering a calf injury in England’s 14-13 defeat to IrelandDanny Care, who was sin-binned for a barge on Marcus Horan at a crucial stage in Dublin, has survived calls for his head and retains his place on the bench.Shaw’s only appearance for England since Johnson took charge was off the bench against South Africa in the autumn, when he won his 50th Test capUncapped Newcastle scrum-half Lee Dickson has been called into the England training squad preparing for next Sunday's RBS 6 Nations Championship clash against Italy in RomAnd Dickson is joined by London Irish back Shane Geraghty and Sale Sharks flanker Magnus Lund.All three players have joined the squad at their base in Bath for morDickson, 22, was born in Germany, and represented Scotland at the 2004 Under-19 World Cup before switching his international allegiance to England and being part of their Under-21 World Cup campaign a year laterHe helped England Saxons record an impressive 31-13 victory over Ireland A last Friday night, a game that saw Geraghty named man of the matchGeraghty, who switched from centre to fly-half when Gloucester's Ryan Lamb went off injured, won two caps as a replacement last season against France and Wales.And he could be involved in Rome, especially if Jonny Wilkinson is cited today for a tackle on Wales